The Compass
The Compass is a pupil referral unit in Weymouth for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 46 pupils and room for 67. About 59 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
307a Chickerell Road, Westham, Weymouth, DT4 0QU01305 206530compass.dorset.sch.ukMs Alison Glazier headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Dorset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (28), Other difficulty or disability (4), Specific learning difficulty (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 46 | 42 | 49 | 42 | 43 | 46 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 59% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 41% | 35% | 36% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 60% | 65% | 64% | 61% | 65% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 10 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 60% | 69% | 83% |
| Education | 50% | 69% | 83% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 30% | 25% | 17% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth | Academy | 270 m | 201 | Good 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Conifers Primary School | Council | 700 m | 324 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Kingfisher School | Independent | 770 m | 21 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School | Academy | 880 m | 189 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | Church of England | 940 m | 471 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| All Saints' Church of England Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 598 | Requires improvement 2023 | 7 | Compare |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery | Council | 0.8 miles | 220 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Budmouth Academy Weymouth | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,466 | Requires improvement 2024 | 11 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Compass a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Compass yet.
How many pupils does The Compass have?
46 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 67 places, so it is 69% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 307a Chickerell Road, Westham, Weymouth, DT4 0QU
- Telephone
- 01305 206530
- Website
- www.compass.dorset.sch.uk
- HeadTeacher
- Ms Alison Glazier
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Westham
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2003 (new provision)
- URN
- 134373 · LAESTAB 8381105 · UKPRN 10017184
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.